IELTS Strategies and Tips with MP3 CD

by Lin Lougheed Ph.D.

Overview

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Getting a high score on the IELTS begins with a plan. This book offers test-takers a range of strategies for choosing the best methods for answering questions, along with useful tips that help them make choices quickly and efficiently. Together, these tips and strategies will give prospective test-takers a plan for success on each module of the exam—Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking. Practice questions with fully explained answers and an MP3 CD add to the benefits of this unique test guide.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781438076409
Publisher:	Barrons Educational Services
Publication date:	10/01/2016
Series:	Barron's Test Prep
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Lin Lougheed is the leading authority in ESL test preparation for TOEIC, TOEFL, and IELTS. Dr.Lougheed started his EFL career in 1968 as a Peace Corps volunteer in Turkey. He earned his doctorate at Teachers College, Columbia University and has received two Fulbright awards: a scholar grant in Sri Lanka and a professor grant in Tunisia. As a Foreign Service Officer, he trained teachers and worked with Ministries of Education in Guatemala, Columbia, Haiti, Chile, Sudan, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan. For his publishers he has given teaching training seminars in Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea and Puerto Rico.In 1983, he founded Instructional Design International, Inc. to develop English teaching materials in all media. Lin is a past member of the TESOL Executive Board and has served as the chair of two special interest groups: Teaching English Internationally and Materials Writers. He has written over 40 English-as-a-foreign-language texts and had a daily radio show in China on business English. He is currently a Trustee of Columbia University Teachers College.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
Definitions
IELTS Basic Strategies
IELTS Basic Tips
IELTS Study Contract
Self-Study Activities
1 IELTS LISTENING MODULE
Overview
General Strategies
Specific Strategies
Strategy Review
2 IELTS READING MODULE
Overview
Strategies
Strategy Review
3 IELTS WRITING MODULE
Overview
TASK 1
General Strategies
Opening Statement
Describing Data
Analyzing Data
Conclusion
Grammar
Spelling
Check and Revise
Strategy Review
TASK 2
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
Grammar
Punctuation
Check and Revise
Strategy Review
4 IELTS SPEAKING MODULE
Overview
Part 1--General Questions About Yourself and Everyday Situations
Part 2--Speak on a Topic Given by the Examiner
Part 3--Conversation on Abstract Topics
Strategy Review
APPENDIX
Answer Keys
Audioscripts
Answer Sheet
Audio Track Titles